Asked by: Claire Hanna (Social Democratic & Labour Party - Belfast South)
Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, what guidance his Department has published on facilitating working from home for businesses that do not normally have such working practices in place.
Answered by Paul Scully
The Government has advised that people should be working from home where it is possible to do so. Existing employment law already gives employees the right to request flexible working, which includes remote working.
Businesses and employees can get advice on individual employment issues by visiting the Acas website and the latest advice on homeworking is published there. Businesses can also ring the BEIS Business Support Line for further advice on support for business.